Chapter 13
Early that same morning, instead of going on his usual health walk, the round trip under the colonnades, Vittorio had gone straight to Police Headquarters with the intention of reporting his conversation with the architect to Evaristo and to hear any news in the archives about the missing Piero Mèrdon. He had left home before La Gazzetta Libera had arrived in his mailbox, and had not yet read Carla's article which, although he was not mentioned by name, involved him in the author's insinuations against Corona.
As he would tell me later, not having found Commissioner Sordi who was out for service, he had gone up to see Deputy Commissioner Pumpo, who occupied the office that had once been his, and, as the guard at the entrance told him, had just arrived. He had boldly knocked at
